Monday, April 29, 2013

So on the final night of Kids Clothes Week, I didn't sew anything. I did spend some time (hours?) laying out fabric and patterns, but was crippled by indecision, and fatigue perhaps.

But I have this top which was made late last year I think, that never got blogged. And it fits my Liberty theme.

Pattern:
Oliver + S Swingset tunic, Size 3 for Miss S. My second time with this pattern; I made a dress version when S was a baby, which has recently been worn lots by her little sister.

Fabric:
Liberty Hello Kitty Strawberry Fields. It took only 50cm of 115cm wide fabric, plus some plain lawn from Spotlight for bodice lining.

Sewing:
Again, easy as I'd done it all before, and it's an Oliver + S pattern.

S loves it, although wishes it were a dress. It does make for easy climbing, though.

So glad to have done KCW again. It definitely helps me to get stuff done, and to blog. I will be at it again next time, in a just a few months (now it's four times a year!). Thank you Meg from elsie marley and everyone else involved.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Day 6: Another late night to make Miss S's new favourite dress, worn today. A pretty, pastel dream of a dress for our girlie girl.

Pattern:
Oliver + S Ice Cream Dress. Size 4 to fit well next summer. Great pattern which I have made once before here- that version was very well loved.

Fabric:
Liberty Tana Lawn for mid section- it took 40cm (of wide width, 135cm or so). From Gardams a few years ago; I think the print is Poppy and Daisy.

Pink gingham from The Fabric Store- beautiful shirting similar in feel to the Liberty. S loves this one- she has been taking this fabric from the stash and using it for dolls' picnics for some time.

Sewing:
Straightforward the second time around. After putting on the pockets, I said to my husband 'I've lost my mojo' (no response as he was asleep!), but I decided to do just a bit more, and then it seemed so close to finished, I just kept going. Soon (well at 3am), I had this pretty little dress!

I do love being able to go out as a family on the weekend and having one of the kids in something I just made the previous night.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Fabric:
Liberty Jubilee paisley. This is old stuff. I don't think they make Jubilee anymore; it's a cotton/wool blend (mostly cotton). I made a skirt out of this in the mid '90s, but the fabric may be much older as it came from my Mum's stash back then. Got the Size 4 out of my remaining 95cm of 90cm wide fabric. Very soft fabric that frays easily and is a bit jumpy.

Sewing:
First use of this pattern, usual reliable Oliver + S instructions, cute result. Again I struggled with going over multiple thicknesses with my machine so the elastic ends were sewn in by hand. Sleeve hems were a little fiddly as too small to go around my machine's free arm.

Monday, April 22, 2013

So I'm interrupting my autumn knitting to do Kids Clothes Week again. And after looking at my fabrics it seemed a good opportunity to use up some Liberty. I don't think I've mentioned it here before, but I have heaps that I have collected since the '90s. And I've made a total of two items out of this huge collection so far (and neither was blogged). And now I have two little girls it seems silly to not actually use it while the girls are still little. So KCW for me will be involving my Liberty stash in every project. Yes I will really cut up and use this beautiful fabric!